This survey provides data on the level and types of civic involvement of a nationally representative sample of American adults. Extensive questions about respondents' religious activities and beliefs are also included in the survey. The results were originally intended as a comparison to qualitative in-depth interviews with a different sample of respondents (qualitative interviews not available).

The respondents were drawn from a random sample of non-institutionalized adults living in the United States. Each in-person interview lasted about thirty minutes. For more information on Gallup's sampling procedures, visit their web site (http://www.gallup.com).